Frais (Territoire de Belfort)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort | |
| Arrondissement | Belfort | |
| Canton | Grandvillars | |
| Community association | Grand Belfort | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 6 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 346-381 m | |
| surface | 2.81 km 2 | |
| Residents | 219 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 78 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 90150 | |
| INSEE code | 90050 | |
 Mairie Frais |
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Frais (German early -eating ) is a commune in the department Territoire de Belfort in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Frais is 354 m above sea level, about ten kilometers east of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Burgundian Gate , on the plateau in the foothills of the Vosges , slightly elevated on the western edge of the valley floor of the Ruisseau de Saint-Nicolas .
The area of the 2.81 km² municipal area comprises a section of the landscape in the area of the Burgundian Gate (Trouée de Belfort) with only weak relief. The eastern border runs along the Ruisseau de Saint-Nicolas, which flows south in an approximately 700 m wide valley floor and drains the area via the Bourbeuse to the Allaine . The community area extends westward from the stream over a gently sloping slope to the elongated hill of the Haut-Bois , which is part of the wooded area of the Bois de Bessoncourt . The highest elevation of Frais is reached here at 381 m. In hollow areas north and south of the village there are several ponds that were once created for fish farming. Otherwise the area is mostly covered by arable and meadow land.
Frais neighbors are Fontaine in the north, Foussemagne in the east, Petit-Croix in the southwest and Bessoncourt in the west.
history
Frais is first mentioned in a document in 1445 under the name Fray . The name Lefray has been handed down from 1765 . Since the middle of the 14th century, the area was under the sovereignty of the Habsburgs. Frais belonged to the lordship of Montreux . Together with the Sundgau , the village came to the French crown with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Frais has belonged to the Haut-Rhin department since 1793, but remained in France in 1871 as part of the Territoire de Belfort, unlike the rest of Alsace . Since 1997 Frais was initially merged with 12 other municipalities to form the Communauté de communes du Tilleul , which was merged into the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Belfort in 2017 .
Attractions
There is a wayside cross from 1760 on the road to Fontaine.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 83 |
| 1968 | 85 |
| 1975 | 92 |
| 1982 | 152 |
| 1990 | 205 |
| 1999 | 225 |
With 219 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Frais is one of the small municipalities of the Territoire de Belfort. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (130 people were still counted in 1906), a significant increase in population has been recorded since the mid-1970s. Since then the number of inhabitants has almost tripled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Frais was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding), fish farming and forestry. Today there are some local small businesses and one company in the automotive industry. In the meantime the village has turned into a residential community. Many workers are also commuters who work in the agglomerations of Belfort and Mulhouse .
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located on the main road D419, which leads from Belfort to Altkirch . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around six kilometers away. Another road connection is with Fontaine.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X , p. 153.
